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Armenian Journal of Physics=Ֆիզիկայի հայկական հանդես
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Response of Erythrocyte Membranes to Total Body Exposure by 1800 MHz Frequency Microwave Radiation
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M. Malakyan ; S. Bajinyan ; D. Yeghiazaryan ; L. Abrahamyan ; H. Minasyan
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Scientific Center of Radiation Medicine and Burns MH RA, Yerevan, Armenia ; Department of Microwave Radiophysics and Telecommunication, Yerevan State University
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Red blood cells were used to detect possible membrane perturbations as effects of rats total body exposure to 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RFEMR) using 2 different schemes of irradiation: 2-hour single and fractional exposure during 4 consecutive days for 0.5 hour daily. The following characteristic indices of erythrocyte membrane functional indices were analyzed: total permeability for K+ ions, activity of specific Ca2+-activated K+-channels, as well as membrane potential and lipid peroxidation intensity. Our research revealed a biological response of erythrocyte membrane to 1800 MHz frequency RF-EMR at both schemes of irradiation manifested as alterations in functional properties after animal whole body exposure. Moreover, longlasting character of these effects was revealed.